The 73nd edition of Paris-Nice returns to the familiar format of an opening prologue and an individual time trial up the Col d’Èze to finish after last year's edition with featured zero kilometres against the clock.

World champion Michał Kwiatkowski (Etixx-Quick Step), Tejay van Garderen (BMC) and John Degenkolb (Giant-Shimano) have been announced to take part.

The 17 WorldTour teams automatically received an invitation for the second WorldTour event of the season. The organisation awarded wildcards to the French procontinental teams Cofidis, Bretagne Séché-Environment and Europcar.

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